The Jaguars took Campbell, which Twitter revealed about eight seconds before the TV blurted it. “Please say, ‘Tyson.’ Please say, ‘Tyson.’ My God, I thought, This is going to happen.” Jacksonville had the first pick, 33rd overall, of the second round that Friday. “Campbell had played safety, too, so it wasn’t that great of an error.” He knew new Jacksonville coach Urban Meyer had tried recruiting Campbell, as a safety, to Ohio State. He hedged a bit, sold some pieces of the bet at choice rates to friends, reserved a portion for his expert pal. Kezirian had to endure another night of nervous anticipation. “And I’m like, ‘Ait’s Stokes! Whew.’ I couldn’t believe this was happening. On a distant TV, Kezirian saw a blurry video of a Georgia defensive back. Kezirian was dining with friends that night when Green Bay picked Campbell teammate Eric Stokes, a cornerback. TCU’s Trevon Moehrig-Woodard was around -350 to be the first safety selected. Thursday, in the draft’s first round, five cornerbacks were picked but not one safety. The next day, BetMGM had removed Campbell from its index of safeties. He went home with $3,500 worth of tickets. Ninety minutes later, he had shaved those 100-1 odds to 50-1. He’d feed a machine a couple, knowing they didn’t register wagers that paid more than $25,000. Kezirian arrived at those BetMGM kiosks with a bunch of C-notes and a plan. “To be able to work on these shows together and make sweet music every day is just so incredible, so awesome.” “We have so many bells and whistles, so many who excel at their jobs,” says Kezirian, 44. The slick studio overlooks the Strip, and Kezirian applauds every ESPN co-worker behind the scenes. Supreme Court allowed states to pursue sports wagering, ESPN created “Daily Wager” and Kezirian was named host. In August 2017, reporting on the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor boxing match in Vegas, his wagering acumen and contacts impressed ESPN brass. He’d visit Stephen, in the Boston area, whose four young kids roar when they see Uncle Doug on TV.
so much goes into it.”Īt ESPN, Doug did everything from anchor “SportsCenter” to host various radio shows. “Luck, circumstance, a little bit of extra energy. “The difference between success and failure can be a very thin line,” Stephen says. Lore has it that the network had one opening, had met with 30 to 40 people, and Doug was the last to interview. Two weeks later, ESPN instigated formal interviews.
When a friend’s 2012 wedding was relocated from Mexico to New York, Doug had the impetus to coordinate two informal meetings with ESPN talent officials. “But he stuck it out, lived frugally and did what it took to make it work.” “Shocking, and 70- to 80-hour work weeks,” he says. “ … our teams have taken it upon themselves to ensure there is food for everyone.Stephen Kezirian, who had an executive stint with the former CG Technologies in Vegas, knew some of his sibling’s salaries. In order to achieve this mission: 5 0 Zomato employees, over 500 Feeding India volunteers (aka Hunger Heroes), 99,883 individuals, 66 companies and 426 NGOs are support ing daily wagers.įood rations were given to millions of struggling daily wagers across India.
They deliver ration kits with wheat flour or rice, and two types of pulses required for a family of 5 for one whole week. They provide food support to daily wager communities that are currently unable to support their families. They have decided to contribute in joint efforts to fight the pandemic by creating ‘Feed the Daily Wager’ to ensure that less people sleep hungry during the period of lockdowns. They are working with a network of over 26,000 volunteers across over 100 cities in India to provide the right channels for citizens willing to act to solve the hunger’s burden locally. Zomato feeding India is an initiative, with the mission to ensure ‘better food for more people’ and ‘zero hunger’ to take the dream of ending hunger a step closer to reality.
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